Stuff I Didn't Have Room to Say

How much would you pay to know your hips look small from the back?

It turns out I'm not the only one who tosses at night, wondering where to find pants that fit and flatter. After my newspaper column on this topic today, I heard from dozens of readers with the same problem. Solutions vary: "$185? Are you out of your mind?" wrote Jan, a thrifty shopper who suggested an alternative to the pricy Vince sneaker pants I bought last week. Jan pays "$20 for Woolrich stretch khakis (also in black and navy) at Work 'n Gear. Simple, durable, fashionably blue-collar."

Another reader (not, one suspects, a regular) wrote, "Dear Ms. Latalla, Ok, your article speaks to the world. But where did you try on those Vince pants? I cannot find them at any of the online sites except in white (yuck.)"

In fact, it looks like all the sites I wrote about have sold out. Do they plan to re-order? I'll update you when I know. UPDATE: Shopbop.com has re-ordered the pants and a Vince spokeswoman said they also are in stock at such offline stores as Heist in Venice, CA (310-450-6531), Valentine’s Too in Austin, TX (512-347-9488) and Theodore in Los Angeles. ALSO: Shopdollyrocker.com has the Vince pants in stock.